महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-86, verse-22

ततः क्षीणे हयानीके किंचिच्छेषे च भारत ।
सौबलस्यात्मजाः शूरा निर्गता रणमूर्धनि ॥२२॥

22. tataḥ kṣīṇe hayānīke kiṁciccheṣe ca bhārata ,
saubalasyātmajāḥ śūrā nirgatā raṇamūrdhani.

22. tataḥ kṣīṇe haya-anīke kiñcit-śeṣe ca bhārata
saubalasya ātmajāḥ śūrāḥ nirgatāḥ raṇa-mūrdhani

22. bhārata tataḥ haya-anīke kṣīṇe ca kiñcit-śeṣe
saubalasya ātmajāḥ śūrāḥ raṇa-mūrdhani nirgatāḥ

22. Then, O Bhārata, when the horse army was nearly exhausted with only a little remaining, the heroic sons of Subala came forth to the forefront of the battle.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• क्षीणे (kṣīṇe) - exhausted, diminished, destroyed

• हय-अनीके (haya-anīke) - in the horse army, when the horse army

• किञ्चित्-शेषे (kiñcit-śeṣe) - with a little remaining, only a little left

• च (ca) - and, also

• भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata

• सौबलस्य (saubalasya) - of Subala, Subala's

• आत्मजाः (ātmajāḥ) - sons, descendants

• शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroic, brave ones

• निर्गताः (nirgatāḥ) - went forth, emerged, came out

• रण-मूर्धनि (raṇa-mūrdhani) - in the forefront of battle, at the head of the battle

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

क्षीणे (kṣīṇe) - exhausted, diminished, destroyed

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of kṣīṇa

kṣīṇa - exhausted, diminished, wasted, destroyed

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root kṣi (to perish, to exhaust).

Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction, agreeing with 'haya-anīke'.

हय-अनीके (haya-anīke) - in the horse army, when the horse army

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of haya-anīka

haya-anīka - horse army, cavalry

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (haya+anīka)

• haya – horse
  noun (masculine)
• anīka – army, host, troop
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction.

किञ्चित्-शेषे (kiñcit-śeṣe) - with a little remaining, only a little left

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of kiñcit-śeṣa

kiñcit-śeṣa - having a little remainder, with only a little left

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kiñcit+śeṣa)

• kiñcit – something, a little, somewhat
  indeclinable
• śeṣa – remainder, left over, remaining
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction, agreeing with 'haya-anīke'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata

Patronymic from Bharata.

Note: A common address for Dhṛtarāṣṭra or Arjuna in the Mahābhārata.

सौबलस्य (saubalasya) - of Subala, Subala's

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of saubala

saubala - son of Subala, belonging to Subala

Patronymic from Subala (father of Śakuni).

Note: Refers to Śakuni and his brothers/sons.

आत्मजाः (ātmajāḥ) - sons, descendants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ātmaja

ātmaja - son, daughter, born from oneself, produced from the (ātman)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+ja)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  Derived from root jan (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroic, brave ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - hero, valiant, brave warrior

Note: Agrees with 'ātmajāḥ'.

निर्गताः (nirgatāḥ) - went forth, emerged, came out

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nirgata

nirgata - gone out, emerged, come forth

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root gam (to go) with prefix nis-.

Prefix: nis

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Functions as the main verb here.

रण-मूर्धनि (raṇa-mūrdhani) - in the forefront of battle, at the head of the battle

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raṇa-mūrdhan

raṇa-mūrdhan - forefront of battle, head of battle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (raṇa+mūrdhan)

• raṇa – battle, combat, conflict
  noun (masculine)
• mūrdhan – head, top, summit, forefront
  noun (masculine)